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New-York tribune., 1887-12-20
KEEP DOWN EYPENSES.

The Board Of Estimate and Apportionmcnt
is piling up heavy total Of taxes for the people
to liquidate next year. Every department in
the city government is getting moro money
allowed than ever before, without there being,
in the majority Of instances. sufficient reason
for an increase. The people arc not disposed
to grumblc over the allowances for educational
or charitable purposes. If they can be persuaded
that the money is really needed and will be
properly used. Certainly more school build
ings arc in demand. and the difficulties under
which the insane asylum authorities have been
laboring should be met These arc just re-
qurcmcnts and nobody wants to shirlS them.
But concerning many other items which the
Board has allowed there is much room for
question.
1t is hard to see, for instance, what reason
exists for adding SCI 900 to the allowance Of
tho Law Department. Under Judge Lacombc,
when he was Corporation Counsel, it got along
very well on its ordinary appropriation. lie
did more work and better work every year he
was in Office, and left the service OF the city
to 20 upon the bench with a record for economy
and ability which We hoped was going to be
repeated. 1t does not appear that the work OF
the Office has materially increased in tho last
six months. and yet small fortune is de-
mandcd in addition to the usual allowance.
This Is not satisfactory.
prospect Of expenditure. The Aqucduct Com
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DRAMATIC MOTIFS

The Academy Of Music IS closed this week Prepa
rations are afoot for grand production OF Jum
Cesar" to be made that stage next Monday, with
Edwin Booth Brutus' and Lawrence Barrett al
"Cassius." Magnificent scenery Is provided. The en-
gagcment IS to last two weeks. and julius Cesar
will be played throughout that time. The sale Of seats
will begin at the box Office OF the Academy to-day.
The Railroad OF Love- continues to draw fuI
houses at Days Theatre, and will he continued upon
that stage throughout the holiday and well into
the New Year. a Midsummers Nights Dream I,
In preparation.
Mrs Langtry will remain for another week at the
Lena Despard7 In the pcrnicous drama Of AS IN q
Loohing Class Professor Cromwell gave a capita
discourse the Grand Opera House last sunday night
san Francisco and the Far West
The iicth performance Of The Wife, occurred last
night al the Lyceum Theatre and was duly cOmmemo
rated ty the distribution OF souvenirs
Iane' proves attractive al the Madison square
Theatre. \ special performance OF II for actors and
artists will be given next Thursday afternoon. No
Ckets Will be sold
The musical spectacle oi shc- is In its last weeh
al NiblO's Theatre.
Wailacks Theatre confines 10 offer the strong
drama Of Forgot me not.- with Miss Pose Coghsn
and Mr. Osmoni Tearlc in The chief characters.
Preparations are afOOt for grand dramatic testi
nonial to Mr.. Lester Wallack This project is In the
highest degree appropriate and n Will commend Itself
to tho undivided and unbOnndnd aDprObafon OF tho
J. Lie Mr Daly and Mr. Palmer are the leaders in
Ills excellent enterprise, which IS that New York
vii assurrdly sustain
Mr.. Jefferson has gone to his winter home
New iberia. Louisiana
Extra afternoon performances arc to be given az
most of the local thcatres on December 90 which VIII
be kept as the Christmas holiday.
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VIII contests have been so numerous Of late
that whenever wealthy man dies there are
fears that heirs (or people claiming to be hcirs)
who think they have not got their rights Will
drag the matter into the courts. The cX-
periencc Of those who sought to overthrow the
will of Mr.. John Johnston ought to discourage
contests of this sort. Surrogate Roliinss de-
csion is brief but comprehensive. lie finds
that the merchants will was properly executed,
that the decedcnt had abundant testamentary
capacity, and that no reason whatever was
adduced to warrant setting the document aside.
The contest appears to have been made for the
sole purpose of annoying the lcgatccs or OF
forcing them TO settle the matter by a money
payment. That the courts cannot be used for
such purpose the result in this case proves
New-York tribune., 1887-12-20
PERSONAL.

Mr. Frederick Vll-rs. the well known wa coFr'S-
,ondeni and artist II Tho London Graphic las en-
,.rcd the lcc,uic Held IL went with Mr. N'Mhud
ola. througb tho Fl anco. Gcrmau. Scrviau and Russo
uiksh war. md has grod iihd 't lrlcf''iinN OK
rcrlcnes &hch ne relate, with grlph' Ell q"en'e
Tho other morning carly milo curly l"adrd' XII
Of six or seven years wont to the Manc state iloiso
and asked an officer. Ia Governor Hoi"'H dead
ycs.' was the reply. "Oh, hc used 10 glvo mo
candy - $40 exclaimed. and turned away crying BIT
cIly.
NJ Grcvy slept soundy for eight hours the night
after hl, resignation for the first dino In six weeks
Tho remains Of Pres lIcnl Carnot's u,rIous grand
father arc I'm tho ccmocry at Masdcburg. and an at
tempt Will now be made to have them brought homo
to France. He die an exile, proscrlcd by the re-,
stored BonrbOns for having voted for tho MlllnS OF
Louis XVI.
Lord Lyton Will not proceed To Par1s AZ British
Ambas ador until after the holidays.
As Earls go,r says Pan Mall Gazette writer.
Dalhousc n poor man, and tho chief cause was
his dctcrmlf atl ~ 20 act NJ to his political con
vctlons. ON succeeding 10 tho title rs found ia,
family estates In Toriarshlc In most ncso1cl con-
don Il: he Immediately set about rebuilding hrmhouscs
and the carrying ont Of extensive improvements. who
at tho same time no made very large rcductlons of
rcuL Iloucc ho maio no profits as "A landlord, and
I'm continual financial difficulties, which srowlng fam
lily and his wie's milllncrs' Bills not likely 20
lessen. don't fancy no felt tho want Of cash much.
but he did feel having To lot nl his best shooting
year after year and would declare rcgrcfuy that no
would rathor have no moors at all than undergo tho
annoyance Of other mon shooting over them Tor gcn-
eral society ho had but little inclination. and not
often to DO seen eScortng the Countess and. II Lady
DalhOuslo ono Of tho most cAqulSltcly dressed
women ia London, her husband was charmiusy hdlf-
iccnt TO his own apI'atAncc and evidently clung to
woll worn garments with affection. lilo fond OF
an early ride In the Row summer mornings In nil
tho comfort Of gacrs and n pot hat Bmt tho Duke OF
Cambridge. faultlossy attrod. also occasional
member OF the Liver brigade and ths Earl laughngly
declared that he carefully lodged II. X. III. these
occasions knowing his military lovo pf precision In
matters Of dress But the vigilance OF George Ranger
not 10 be bancd. and ono day Dalhousc ruo
fully announced that tho Duke had declared that u
Gold Stick In Watag must not Lo ridlng In tho
Park In pot hat y
most precious rcliquary was sent to the Pope TO
Gently from Vienna, a jubilee offering The silver
sarcophagus Of st. John OF NepOmuk was opened tho
New-York tribune., 1887-12-20
PAsrEUR on nABBTr KILLING.


The offer Of prlzc of 100000 BY the Government Oh
New south alcs TO the dscoNcrel ol means ol N"e
the raj BITS which are devastating the colony has az
n letter ON tho subject TO the Temps SUGGESTING
IDEAS which he thinks may BE- found OF use Hitherto
mineral poison has been employed 10 destroy th' Az,
mails bni they Increase with such fr ghtfu rapdy thas
noson has proved "A vcry m,nficiohi means Oi mretns
The plague What IS want VI. Pdstcuf suggests, -
a polsun endowed like thchnmals themselves, VIA
life and multiplying with similar raplduy. An az
temrt should no thinks be made to Introduce disease
among the rabbits which would become epdemo
There is such a malady, known as the hen choers
which has been carefully studied I'm his laboratory
This disease IS common to poultry and rabbits A.,
Among the experiments which he made was iuo
following: lie shut up within limited ~ ace NUN s
or Of hens lilo gave them food tainted WIN S ,ng
mcrohe which IS tho cause OF the hen Cholera, an
I'm a short time all OF them pershed sone'iinSr, nr,
poultry yards devastated by epidemics ot lua,, lu,
Mnd which spread doubtless through the f1nilhg ts "a
food by the dropplngs of tho first sick fowls. ,,L
same thing ne believes would happen 10 rabbits Wn n.y.
returning to thor burrows. would there spread lj l
ease Nothing would be more easy than 10 o10nnJ /,
cate tho disease to a few OF the animals houunh hourh,n
burrow NJ Pastenr wond place movable fence "I "noI
which the rabbits wOnld circulate In Search OF iG,y V
Ex xperments have proved that II ~ easy 10 ILL., n,i oi
to an extent the microbes OF hen cholera III al n,,ed
flesh SOUPS. II the food OF tho rabbits W"lo Saolli
with these liquids full OF microbes. the ani pas,eu
atch tho disease and spread II evcrywhcre NJ sttacs
adds that the disease of which he speaks docs o I ls
four-looted domestic animals and as fow w sStroy.
In tho open country there would 10 no iisA Vi w.
ing thon-
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a;,'etua1ork DAILY Gribnlll
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 90. 1887.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Home Rule not Rome Rule; the Brit
hh begging expedition to the Vatican not likely to
gam :he cooperation of the Pope in suppressing
Ireland. - The World of London is criticised
by Mr.. Edmund Yates. - Bishop Carbery, OF
Hamilton, Ont, died yesterday. - Dan
Doherty. on trial for numbering George Graham,
stated in court that the shooting was accidental.
- Kllrain and Smith fought LOG rounds on an
island the Seine, darkness putting an end to the
battle. which was declared a draw. = Lord
Cairns is married at last. - 1t was reported in
Vienna yesterday that the Car had been wounded
by conspiratOrs who attempted his life.
CoNGREss.-Both houses IN session. GO Sem
ate: Secretary Farchild submitted the correspond
ence in the case Of the bonded Canadian Pacific
Railroad; Mr.. Pugh spoke on the need of revising
she tariff but was opposed to free iron ore. -=
House: Mr.. Carlisle announced the Committee on
Rules-the Speaker and Messrs. Mills, Randall,
Reed aud Cannon.
observation-disclosures S. Crandell, of Ballston
Spa n Y, committed suicide after killing two
other members of his family and wounding his
wife so that she may die. - There was no judge
to try the case of the People against Thomas Z.
Platt in Albany. 60 Suit was begun for a manda-
mus to compel the recovery of the bodies lost in the
mine at Nanticoke. Penn - Western railroad
managers were worried in expectation of the re-
British Museum was drowned in Texas GO The
Baltimore and Ohio consolidated mortgage to the
Mercantile Trust Company placed on record in
Baltimore - The Supreme Court of Missouri
declared the Wood Local Option law constitu-
tiona.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Joseph Chamberlain ar
rived from Washington and will start to-day for
Ottawa. - The Hospital Saturday and Sunday
Association received letters from Mo ris X. Jesup
and William E. Dodge Disappearing the withdrawal
of the Presby teran Hospital from the association.
t. William c. Rhineander sued for breach Of
promise: the plaintiff has mysteriOusly disappeared.
e. Charles Coghlan arrived on the Umbna.
- Surrogate Rollins decided that the Johnston
will must be admitted to probate. 60 Two of the
boys accused of killing Keeper Cole. Of the House
of Refuge. pleaded guilty to manslaughter. =--
Joseph Byrnes found guilty Of manslaughter in the
first degree for killing Timothy Whalen. I'D
miral Gherardi testified before the Court Of Inquiry
at the Navy Yard that he did not order the with
drawal of boat from the sale, told by Com
mander McGowan. - Mrs. Brewer, of East
Hempstead L. l., who almost killed recently.
In her antemOItem statement said that she believed
Mrs Baldwin committed the assault. - Close
of the Masonic Fair and distribution of prizes.
g. L. A. Cruikshank elected president of the
Real Estate Exchange - Stocks dull and after
early hours depressed closing steady.
1rE Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Fair,
growing cloudy. with rain or snow; slightly colder.
Temperature yesterday Highest, 40o lowest,
820; average, 36l2o.
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mission is pouring millions into the bowels Of
the earth, and it looks as if the reputation Of
Controller Locw signifed the carly payment Of
those disputed claims OF the contractors for
"extra" work. The city's streets must soon
be almost wholly rcpavcd Broadway is be-
coming 4 thing of shreds and patches. while
many Of the West Side streets where traffic
is heavy, such as West Broadway and Green
wch-st.. are full of deep ruts. huge holes and
almost unfathomable mud. The prospect is
dismal for taxpayers, and yet the budget
Of ordinary expenses swclls formdaby.
Two things can be done to Tighten the i'm
pending burden. The Elmst. project, in
which the probable cost Of several millions Of
dollars is not compensated for by probable
benefits. may be abandoned Mayor Hewitt
is right in pauSing at this immense outlay, and
the people will thank him if he will prevent
it. The proposed new city building scheme
can also be dropped. If this is not voluntarily
done the Legislature should repeal the bill in
which consent was given for the construction
Of a new cdifcc. This would be more than
iustfcd since the legislative permission,
which was fully understood to cover only the
erection Of criminal court house alongside
of the Tombs, has been abused and stretched
into a warrant for running the City Hall Park
with a couple of unsightly wings" Cnfortun-
atcIy, there seems to be n great desire among
the Democratic local officials to spend money
vigorously next year. and it is not easy to dis
sociatc this pronounced tendency in ones
mind from the fact that the Presidential cam
paign comes on apaCc.
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fate. Mr.. Mansfield has brought with him an cniccD
company.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE

Mr.. Dcnman Thompson ended his engagement at ths
Fourteenth Street Theatre last Saturday night 1t has
been continuously prosperous, and Mr. Thompsons
genial and wholesome performance OF Joshua Whit
comb has acquired a permanent popularity Last
night at this theatre tho popular IIanons made their
re-cnrancc In their we'll known specially La Voyage
en- Suisse" This eDer anmcnt IS we'll known and ,los
not require present description The busfling move
ment the ingenious machinery the iudclOus Incidents
the comic types OF character, and tine cont ner
riment OF the work presented by the IIaH.Ons Ion,
ago gained for IL sure place In the public regard
Tho performance last night was expert and sbritcd
and was much enjoyed by large audience. Madsms
M0djcska Will appear AT this theatre I'm January Mise
Annie Pxley and Mr. Frank Dane. are also ment onca
Is forthcoming at that house.
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Amusements
,sv-s:15-The Corsair'

H,,ou OpxR, HoUsE-s:l5-The Corsa'r'
CAsINo-s-Madelon.
O.,ys THEATRE -3-Ralroad OF Low"
Observation-Disclosures
tnSX MUsEp-Erdelyi Naczi-Aieeo eo-faintinka
r,rru AVENUE THEATRE-s-Mons'eur.
Gn.xn OprR, HoUsE-S-As in Looking Glas@
IycrrM THE ,TRE-s:l5-The VIE.
M.n,sos AVE AND 59rHsr-Day and E'enihs-Merr'
mar and Monitor Cyclorana.
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TM.nIsos SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NIpI O's G. .RDES-S She.
TAR THEATRE Our Governor.
TpAIIA-s-HugonOtten.
Iryroy SQUARE rusArR.--S-Thc Henrietta
W.IIACK's--:15-Fsrget-Me not.
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Mr.. AND MRS. W. W.JFLORENCE

Mr.. and Mrs. Florence made their re-entrancc IN
New York last night at the Star Theatre I'm the rOmc
play OF " Our Gov'nor,' by MessIs Jessop and Gll
These capital comedians were amusing as svor
Mr.. Florence taught the Engshmcn to play rolcr
and narrated his Munchauscnkc stories with nh nj,
Old.tmc vigOr and effectiveness Mrs. Florence was
radiant in several splendid dresses. and told TO the
evident delight OF the audience how her literary a,nf
ratlons had been cherished for years and ycasS,
The supporting company which Included ftela IonL
fare and Harry Weaver jr, was fully Iual 10 the
not very eXactng demands made upon It.
New-York tribune., 1887-12-20

too hard for belief. The case is one OF those
peculiarly shocking domestic tragedies which
have to be recorded from time to time. There
had been numerous disputes about the wifc's
property. which the husband wished to control,
and so bitter had become the feeling that the
wife had made preparations to apply for a
divorce. This drove Crandall into an ungov-
crnablc rage, with the results mentioned.
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glass con was placed upon the table and unseaed with
great care Tho Archbishop fhon took rnt several
small bones Of the hand placed them In tho rciquary
after which the glass coffin sealed and replaced In
tho silver sarcophags under tho altar Of tho cathedral
st. John OF Nepomuk is tho patron saint of Ichemia
Tie suffered msrtyrdom 1888. King WeDccDlas hav-
ing ordered him to be thrown from the bridge which
crosses the Modau because no would not reveal what
tho Queen had con1dcd to him I'm Tho confessional
New-York tribune., 1887-12-20
DOCK STADER'S,

Docks ader had quito a holiday audience last plight
and this combined with the handsJnc decorations in
cvergreens made II seem II Christmas already
here. Tho programme was new throughout, and In
the first part that amusing comedian, Blr IIaycny
appeared for the first time with his company and
succeeded I'm pleasing his audience. Mayor Hewitt
having given his permission I'm the morning for Master
Wenstcn to play. that clever hoy presented in
new sketch " Music Mad.p A burlcslue She,
brought tho excellent programme to an end 1t
extremely well mounted. and gave scope for sOmS
capital acrObatic and musical work
New-York tribune., 1887-12-20
Homer seems to have understood the rules OF the
game, and would have distinguished himself In
reporting q modern encounter.

/ Homer seems to have understood the rules OF the
game and would have distinguished himself IN
reporting a modern encounter
But the chief interest attaches after all, to
what Mr.. ORclly has to say of Mr. Sullivan his
fellow-townsman, and also an exponent in his
way, of the True and the Beautiful. Mr. O'Reilly's
enthusiasm is most interesting lie has " done
more than defeat all pugsts who came before
him-he has established the practice not only Of
sparrng but Of fighting with large gloves and he
has made the round blow scientific The first
OF these changes was adopted from necessity. " II
don't gloves, III kill somebody said the
Boston demi-god with simple dircctncss. This,
coming from the greatest fighter, according to
Mr. O'Rcilly. the world has ever seen, and so
beyond suspicion of cowardicc. made n usage,
and put an end to the disgusting bruisng and
mangng that had brought prizc-ighting into dis
rcputc. Sullivan not only made this reform, but
he announced that he would defeat all comers In
four three minute rounds. Twelve minutes was
all tho time he would give any man in the world
TO stand before him. These magnificent odds
The round blow" it seems, was, mp to the time
Sullivan descended upon earth, "an unpOlishcd
pearl lie took up the vague and inchoatc
thing, and completed its expression In art With
these achievements, he is said to have done more
for permanent advance in boxing prize
fighters art than any pugilist since John Rrough-
ton" its founder, who nourishcd his fists n cen
tury and half ago. Mr. O'Rcilly says il is
great mistake to suppose that Sullvan's power
lies in his vast physical strength. There are
thousands Of men in America stronger than he.
The secret is his wonderful skill II boxer, and
his extraordinary nervous force. He does not
need to be warmed mp to his work Ills first
blow is rs terrible his last. lie can duck
lower than any fcathcr-wcght boxer, and yet
strike moro heavy blows in ten seconds than any
other fighter in n minute. He is rs quick rs n
Hon. yet always cool and terrible. Every man
who fights with Sullivan has the same look after
thc first round he is not tired" he is Mortified"
This is remarkable tribute to n great man.
II would be interesting to know how far his
fcllow-townsmcn sympathze with H. II they do
So there IL easy wny Of SO tcstfying Sulli-
van has been posing to Mr.. John Donoghuc,
Boston sculptor. for statue Of " Tho Boxer
which is now completed and is to 90 TO the Paris
Salon. The good people of Boston should buy 1t
and keep it nt home Let it be erected on thc
Common and let the school-childrcn have n holt
day once n year to crown it with any appropriate
grccn thing that nourshcs in the Massachusetts
climate while the President Of Harvard delivers
nm address upon boxing. with Illustrations from
his own experience. And let Mr.. ORiclly write
the ode.
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RE-rNrRANcE OF RICHARD NAySFIrIp

REMITTANCE OF RICHARD NANSFIELD.
Mr. Mansfield, leaving 1t. Louis after the perform
ancc saturday night and making Journey OF over
a thousand miles In order to keep his time I'm New
York, walked upon tho stage of the Fifth Avenue
Theatre last evening, fresh as IA roso aud I'm remark
abo vsor. Tho audience was sympathetic and tho
welcome cordial Mr. Mansfield enacted his wcll.rc-
mombcrod character of the chvalric impctuous sim
pie minded French musician and composer In his own
play of Monsieur" this he Will repeat throu ghout
tho wccl "Monscur' first brought out last sum
mcr at the Madison Square Theatre, then under Mr.
Mansieds direction, and It had run of twelve weeks
througe he worst heat Of that torrId time Tho pub
lie liked It then, and tho reception accorded TO Mr..
Mansfield In II last night is proof that the public
likes II now. Monsieur Is a simple straightforward
unprctcntlous play, presontinSa gentleman and
OF genius bcsc with trials, spirited In resentment OF
injustice, seadas In adversely, unconsclousy humor
ous in his great and genuine simplicity and essentially
lovabe and winning IN tho charm that permcatcs his
manly nature and Is diTusod over his conduct
Mr. Maislcld In the drawing room scene, last nlsht,
again cxcrtcd those talents as singer panS.; u
mimic and u practical satirst Qf social folbos which
have gVon pleasure To hundreds oi poopo anu which
long ago recognized a' unique ana dciightinl
Tho substantial merit of his Improvisation OF Mon
slcuo however, lies deeper than tho capacity 10 en-
tcrtan a miscellaneous company-for II lies In tho
vital reality of his fulhlmcnt OF an Ideal OF absolute
nobility Tho human nature OF tho impersonAtlon Is
of that genuine lbro of rugged, plquant virtue ana
spontaneous magnanmlty that every homes, hcar must
recognize with sympathy and respect and TINS Is on
pressed with most attractive art Mr Maishou was
warmly appaudcd and was callod at the end Oh tho
first act and ho had several recalls In tho later scohes
new and particularly gay and pleasing view OF
Narraganset Pier, painted by Messrs liawloy ~ FIN,
mons was GET for the closing act. Mr. Mansilc Will
remain at tho Finh Avenue Theatre for four wcols
Noxt Monday no Will present Dr. Jehyl ana MT
HYDE" and on Monday, January 0, he viii make re-
yiyai of A PailsIan Romance" and impersonate tho
inveterate Ubcrtlno "Chevrlol"with his background
Of indomablo character and his climax of friShtful